Hello, Martin.
Yes, I saw your comments about PuTTY.
I got a manual about installing and configuring VMS (from Phil Wherry - a usefull manual), but I do not have tcpip configured (and no IP address). I think I must have a working tcpip to get PuTTy connection to vms. Or am I wrong?
I´ve used PuTTy to get access linux box, but that case I have my lan working ok. I dont try PuTTy because have no IP, and following the manual I told, the way to get tcpip correctly installed and working is to make some changes in some files using (unhappily...) edit.
I also got openvpn (not installed yet).
If any hint, please, will be appreciated.

Yes, I saw your comments about PuTTY.
I got a manual about installing and configuring VMS (from Phil Wherry - a usefull manual), but I do not have tcpip configured (and no IP address). I think I must have a working tcpip to get PuTTy connection to vms. Or am I wrong?

Okay, I might not have been clear enough.

You'd only need TCP/IP on the windows box, and only localhost (127.0.0.1) configured. AFAIK, every windows has that. No VMS networking is involved (at this stage).

SIMH offers the possibility to bring up the VAX console not in the DOS box window you started SIMH in (INI file statement "SET CONSOLE NOTELNET" - the default), but rather on a telnet port (INI file statement "SET CONSOLE TELNET=portnumber). In other words: SIMH contains a Telnet server (listening on port portnumber), which - when you connect a telnet client to it - connects you to the VAX console.

Ok..Matin.
Maybe I misunderstood or loose some info in the way...
I didnt think about that point, localhost (my mistake)...
It is a very clear now...
In my mind, since I have a Vax/vms box, everything should work as a independent machine. I forgot that I am inside a emulator...and not a real vax hardware...I´ll do that.
thanks

SIMH offers the possibility to bring up the VAX console not in the DOS box window you started SIMH in (INI file statement "SET CONSOLE NOTELNET" - the default), but rather on a telnet port (INI file statement "SET CONSOLE TELNET=portnumber).

You can also connect a serial line interface such as a DZ11 to a telnet port. Incoming connections to that port will be connected to ports on the interface. This would allow multiple users to access the machine at one time. This only requires TCP/IP support on the host machine.

This is a very brand new area to me. So, I must read a lot and understand how things work on VMS since my first goal is getting my OVMS/vax running smoothly.
After a good setup, graphical interface running ok, etc., I´ll try some stuff a bit advanced. But, thanks the hint..

I think I´m making som progress, but I dont know how to see each package is for.
I´ve tried to install UCX license, unhappilly I loaded wrong license info.
So, there will be a license with no use. If I decide remove it, how to?

file system - from the user point of view this is all described in extensive VMS documentation (http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/doc).
There is a book describing the file systems internals
"VMS File Systems Internals" book by Kirby McCoy
ISBN 1555580564

thanks a lot...
I´m trying to get more familiar with navigation through files and dirs, and find the packages I want to install.
Of course, my experience is base on Windows, DOS, and Linux. The way the info are shown on vms is a bit different than theses others I said.
Even so, I´m glad the system is booting. I can add user, (hardly) use edit (tpu or edt)...
Just when things dont happen as expected I get into doubt...

Hi, everybody...I know this isnt the right place to post my question (sorry Hoff)

following as Martin told...(thanks martin)

A graphical environment (i.e. DECwindows) will only work with SIMH when you use the networking variant of SIMH, configure TCP/IP and DECwindows correctly, and - to connect to an X server local to the host machine (to be installed, too, at least for Windows!) - install and configure correctly the OpenVPN TAP-Win32 adapter.

It is working, a tap bridge was created, but I cant see how to connect both ethernet. Anyone with experience on this, I´m asking some hint.
thanks.

Based on what was included so far, I don't know what has been configured for pcap or OpenVPN or OpenVMS VAX or TCP/IP Services or..., nor what is or is not working here..., or what particular Windows configuration...

Ok, ...

Also ensure the Windows binaries you have downloaded have been built with Ethernet support; see the simh web site for details, and see the simh FAQ (PDF).

Yes, I got it with ethernet support.

The simh FAQ points to loading pcap and (if you rummage a little) to the OpenVPN TAP device to communicate (without hitting the Ethernet) between the emulator and the Windows host.

I must be loosing something in the way...I´ll re-read the docs again.
I´m not going to take this subject to long, since it´s out of scope.
Just ...get no success from here. I´m thinking on a second ethernet and see what happens.
Tcp under vax was configured with success. Just no connection with real world. Stand alone box.
I´ll keep going...

I must be loosing something in the way...I´ll re-read the docs again.
I´m not going to take this subject to long, since it´s out of scope.
Just ...get no success from here. I´m thinking on a second ethernet and see what happens.
Tcp under vax was configured with success. Just no connection with real world. Stand alone box.
I´ll keep going...

So you have a SIMH built with Ethernet support, and you have the OpenVPN TAP driver installed. So far, so good.

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